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| N. Korea Buys Weapons Despite |
| 2003-10-23 |
| Despite its economic plight, North Korea has bought $400 million worth of second-hand fighter jets, submarine parts and other weapons in the past five years, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Thursday. The communist state exported at least $110 million worth of Scud-type missiles and missile parts to Iraq, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan and Syria over the same period, said the ministry in a report to the National Assembly. Never know when a ship carrying Scuds will run into an errant Silkworm. Wotta shame that would be. The United States has designated North Korea as a top proliferator of missile technology. Missiles sales provide the country with badly needed cash, which possibly finances its Second-hand MiG jets — I’d love to see the maintenance logs on those. The weapons originated in Russia, China, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Belarus and Japan, the ministry said. Japan? JAPAN? What the ... North Korea sold $60 million worth of Scud missiles and missile parts to Yemen, Syria, Iran and Iraq last year. It also sold Yemen, Pakistan and Syria a combined $30 million in missile technology in 1999 and $20 million in 2001, it said. Last December, a shipment of North Korean Scud missiles bound for Yemen was briefly stopped in the Arabian Sea as a U.S. warning against the North’s role in missile proliferation. I’m sure Saddam has a bunch of left-over Silkworms. We ought to try them out sometime. Maybe they CAN hit the broadside of a |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Japan? JAPAN? What the ... No weapons per se. The NKs (through their agents) were buying parts, components, communications equipment, etc. and shipping them back via their weekly ferry visit. That was partly why the Japanese detained the NorK ferry for safety violations a month or so back. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2003-10-23 10:20:24 PM |
| #8 Now, now Pete, perhaps thee are thinking of the early versions? Are thee familiar with the F14-D? I understand the thrust/weight ratio/time is verily improved. Are thee familiar with the new radar? Give us the goods! Tell all! :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-10-23 8:21:54 PM |
| #7 Tom Turkey is what the pilots call a "grape". Squeeze it once and all the momentum comes out of it. All swing-wing aircraft are garbage. |
| Posted by: Pete Stanley 2003-10-23 3:31:01 PM |
| #6 When I was in Okinawa we had a contingency plan for a NKor invasion of the South. Our intel said that NKor were boasting they had about 10,000+ artillery pieces within striking distance of Seoul. That's a staggering number, but considering they haven't had the $ to upkeep them for 50 yrs, we figure close to 80% are combat in-effective (at least). I'd guess this would apply to any air frame they purchase. It's not how much you have, it's the ability to maintain it in perfect working order that makes the difference in a fight. The U.S. is the best in the world at this despite what many uninformed people think. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-10-23 3:20:53 PM |
| #5 We have plenty of F-14's left. They're the best fighter jet in the world to this day. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-10-23 1:01:53 PM |
| #4 Maybe the Japanese weapons are left over from the occupation during and before WW2? Couple of Zeros, some Type 97 tanks... |
| Posted by: OminousWhatever 2003-10-23 11:41:54 AM |
| #3 not too many f-14's left - I think it is only one squadron. the f-18 is the workhorse now... |
| Posted by: Dan 2003-10-23 11:30:38 AM |
| #2 *To The Tune of 'Secondhand Rose* "Secondhand MiGs Secondhand MiGs They will get whacked like Secondhand PiGs..." Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2003-10-23 11:12:36 AM |
| #1 The Migs will get the crap kicked out of them by our F-14's. They've never lost a dogfight yet. And those were top of the line Migs we incinerated. The ones NK recieved are just supposed to be second-hand Migs. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-10-23 1:46:38 AM |